19 Jan Identify the key people

NR395 Ethics, Integrity, and Professional Nursing Trends

Week 2 Assessment

Journal Entry #1

Purpose

This assignment gives you the opportunity to reflect on a professional issue that you have encountered during your nursing career. If you are a new graduate, consider an issue that you experienced as a nursing student.

You will be asked to make two entries in your journal throughout this course where you will identify the nature of the issue, provide details about what occurred, find related evidence that can deepen your understanding, and summarize what you have learned that could help you successfully manage the issue if it was to recur.

Follow the directions and rubric. Use the assigned template for each Journal.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following Course Outcomes.

CO2: Consider the impact of contemporary healthcare issues on the role of the professional nurse. (PO 7)

Due Date

Journal Entry #1 is to be submitted by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 2.

Points

Journal Entry #1 is worth 150 points.

Directions

Review the table of contents in your textbook to discover the types of issues that nurses face. Several of the issues will be covered in this course, but more are listed in the textbook.

Reflect on your nursing experiences. Consider how these relate to the issues listed in the textbook. Select and describe one issue that will be the subject of both of your journal entries. Note: Only your instructor will read your journal entries. These will not be shared with your peers. You need to protect the privacy of the individuals and institutions involved so that they remain anonymous. This lets you to be more candid in your comments about what occurred.

Identify the key people involved in the situation. Do not use specific names or locations to protect their privacy, but provide enough detail to give an accurate depiction of their roles in the situation.

Describe the conclusion of the situation and how it was resolved. Was there a satisfactory ending or not? Provide details on why you came to this conclusion. Share the impact this situation continues to have on you.

Download the Journal Entry#1 form. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Complete each section. Review the instructions and grading rubric to be sure that you are meeting all the requirements to achieve maximum points.

This is not a scholarly paper. You may write in the first person, and you do not need to follow APA format. However, you are expected to write in complete sentences and use proper grammar and correct spelling.

Submit your journal entry by the due date mentioned above.